US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have…
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The late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with…
Continue ReadingMorehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks
By Victor Blackwell, CNN (CNN) — Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the…
Continue ReadingMurder trial set for September for Minnesota trooper who shot motorist during freeway stop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper who’s charged with murder for fatally shooting a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic…
Continue ReadingLawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home
By JEFF MARTIN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson said Thursday that police radio…
Continue ReadingAmerican medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
CNN By Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three…
Continue ReadingAmerican medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home
By Jeremy Diamond and Muhammad Darwish, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dr. Ahlia Kattan should already be back home in California with her three young…
Continue ReadingMatt Gaetz evokes ‘standing by’ language adopted by Proud Boys as he attends court with Donald Trump
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has evoked language adopted by the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as he supports…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home
By MIKE CATALINI and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez says his wife has breast cancer and will require a…
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City of Bend to hold ribbon-cutting, mark long-awaited completion of Wilson Avenue Corridor Project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next Tuesday, the city of Bend will celebrate the long-awaited completion of the Wilson Avenue Corridor Project with a brief…
Continue ReadingKosovo makes last-minute push to get its membership in Council of Europe approved in a Friday vote
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government is making a last-minute effort to convince…
Continue ReadingTurkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court has sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 42 years…
Continue ReadingWisconsin election officials fear voter confusion over 2 elections for same congressional seat
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have voted to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid…
Continue ReadingFDIC chair is grilled on Capitol Hill after report outlines agency’s toxic workplace culture
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg is sitting for a second day of…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
By STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a…
Continue ReadingLong-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight week, US average at 7.02%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell for the second straight week, giving some relief to home…
Continue ReadingBones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say human bones found inside the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 have been identified as those of a man…
Continue ReadingDow briefly tops 40,000 for first time but ends the day lower
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke past the 40,000 threshold Thursday for the first time ever,…
Continue ReadingReports of sexual assaults in US military drop for first time in nearly a decade
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Reports of sexual assaults in the US military dropped for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a…
Continue ReadingHundreds of pelicans have been stranded on the California coast for the second time in 2 years
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California coast since late April and the root…
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